3) TeachBeyond: They “Go, Train, and Partner”
Looking for a way to connect with teachers or administrators in other parts of the world? Look for …
They sleuth out great opportunities, then help the cross-cultural teachers and administrators to reach their full potential in some 30 countries. (And one of their workers believes in Brigada, too! : ) )
4) Looking to Serve Native Americans?
Consider Living Hope Native Ministries, on the web at…
They connect you effectively with local churches and they have a long-term view of making a difference among several different tribal nations. Thanks for your ministry, Living Hope!
5) Do you Work with Addresses? Need to map them?
We’re curious what you’ll think about…
Looks very promising. Upload a whole spreadsheet… dozens and dozens of addresses … to a Google map, complete with phone numbers and office or group names. BatchGeo retains everything in the Google map. Seems really handy. We’d love to hear your take on it in the comments below.
6) Who is Your Favorite Travel Agent? … your Favorite Site?
Every so often, we do a new list of fave travel agents and agencies. Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about Laura Maron in Ft Lauderdale. It won’t hurt you to email her a copy of your next group or individual request-for-quote. Email her at…
Laura.Maron@MissionNation.com
or phone +1 954-947-2502 or fax +1 954-697-0203 . Learn more about her work at
Laura wrote, “I feel like I’m a part of their mission by arranging travel to remote destinations which many have never heard of. I’m a problem solver by nature, so I love the challenge and excitement of working on travel solutions for complex itineraries.”
7) Disk Space is Crazy these Days; It’s about to Get Crazier
Check out this development at Sandisk…
My sons and I marvel. We have an insider “private joke” about sending items like this to each other, with a comment like, “Who would have imagined?” Honestly, for these prices, we used to buy something with 32 megs. Just doesn’t seem possible these little gizmos could hold this much STUFF! (Thanks for the tip, Chris!)
8) Reach Thai while learning TESOL
Are you looking for an opportunity to reach Thai university students for Christ? Or do you need a place to do your TESOL internship for Bible school? Check out The Centre — which teaches English and other skills, all of great interest to university students in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They are praying for more teachers to fill all the classrooms, and corresponding students to go with them (1:00-7:00pm weekdays). They want to have an impact on several campuses in their region and country! For more information, email
thecentrecm@gmail.com or call 088-258-1015 or browse to…
9) What’s Your Favorite Mind-mapping Software? (to Track Groups)
If you’re doing three-thirds groups (or Discovery Bible Studies), you’ll want to track your streams (those who are being trained and training others). Seems like the front-runner, for those who can pay the piper, would be MindJet, or the bigger package, MindManager. Learn more at
https://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/
If you’d rather go the free (web app) approach, try…
It’s still very powerful, especially for the price. Use these mind manager apps for org charts, knowledge base bubble charts, project planning, and much more. Amazing that you just paste the spreadsheet data into the web portal there. No need to register or pay anything. Pro Pricing (kind of stiff; $99/month) gives you security and password protection, faster geocoding, 10 users, PDF support, 20K datapoints at a time and more — plus, no ads.
10) Elim Retreat to Sponsor “Member Care at the Edge” In-Service
On May 7th, catch Elim Retreat’s Member Care In-service at Cross Roads Bible Church, Grand Rapids, MI. Steve Richardson, Exec. Dir. of Pioneers, will be the keynote speaker, but their list of workshops looks really great. Learn more at…
11) If you’re into Audio Books, Don’t Miss This Audio Bible for Free
Catch The Common English Bible “audio edition” before January 31st at…
http://christianaudio.com/free
for free!
12) Thinking about Serving an International Church?
Then this article is for you. Blogger Ken MacHarg gives us 8 things to consider as we serve these international congregations. See the article at…
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